LEADER 05184nam 22006734a 450 001 9910841568403321 005 20170810185133.0 010 $a1-280-51722-0 010 $a9786610517220 010 $a0-470-00772-9 010 $a0-470-00771-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000355950 035 $a(EBL)266956 035 $a(OCoLC)162504979 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000159892 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151680 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159892 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10182761 035 $a(PQKB)11294870 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC266956 035 $a(PPN)160500028 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000355950 100 $a20051207d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFundamentals of forensic anthropology$b[electronic resource] /$fLinda L. Klepinger 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley-Liss$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 225 1 $aFoundations of human biology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-471-21006-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 152-173) and index. 327 $aFUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; CONTENTS; PHOTO CREDITS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; SERIES INTRODUCTION; PART I BACKGROUND SETTING FOR FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; 1 Introduction; Overview of the Field; Education and Training; Overview of the Book; 2 The Role of Forensic Anthropology in Historical Context; The Somewhat Difficult Birth of a Specialty; The Middle Years; Approaching Senescence?; PART II TOWARDS PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION; 3 Initial Assessments of Skeletal Remains; Human or Not?; Number of Individuals Represented; 4 Assignment of Sex; Criteria for Sex Attribution in the Adult Skeleton 327 $aPelvic TraitsThe Skull; Visual Assessment; Discriminant Function Analysis; The Appendicular Bones; Femur; Humerus; Other Appendicular Elements; Miscellaneous Axial Bones; Attribution of Sex from the Skeletons of Children; Figuring the Error Rate; 5 Age Estimation; The Early Years; Dental Age; Bone Age; Long Bone Length; Union of Primary Ossification Centers; Epiphyseal Fusion; The Adult Years; Macroscopic Methods; Face of the Pubic Symphysis; Sternal Extremity of the Rib; The Auricular Surface; Cranial Suture Closure; Dental Methods; Microscopic Methods; Other Age Indicators 327 $aConcluding Remarks on Adult Age Estimation6 Deciphering Ancestral Background; The Biological and the Cultural; The Biological Context; The Cultural Component; Skeletal Indicators; The Skull; The Postcranium; 7 Stature Estimation; How Tall Are You, Really?; Estimation of Living Stature from Skeletal Remains; The Fully Method; Stature Estimation From Long Bone Length; Comparison of Methods; Reporting Stature Estimates; Correcting Stature Estimates for Older Adults; Secular Trend; Stature Estimates from Fragmentary Long Bones; Stature Estimation from Short Bone Length; Footwear and Foot Length 327 $a8 Skeletal Markers of Activity and Life HistoryChildbirth Indicators; Handedness; Other Activity Markers; Partial Medical History; Medical Radiology; PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICAL-LEGAL INVESTIGATION; 9 Trauma; Blunt Force Trauma; Cranial Fracture; Hyoid Fracture; Postcranial Fracture; Child Abuse; Penetrating and Perforating Trauma; Gunshot Wounds; Sharp Injuries; 10 The Postmortem Period; Estimation of the Postmortem Interval; Postmortem Events; Carnivore Scavenging; Cremation; Has the Body Been Burned?; Fracturing; Bone Shrinkage; Dismemberment 327 $aRitual Use of Skeletal Material11 Professionalism, Ethics, and the Expert Witness; The Expert Witness; Standards and Credentials for Expert Testimony; Some Practical Issues; Ethics; Science in the Courtroom: Two Unfortunate Examples; When Good Science is not Presented; When Good Science is Ignored; 12 Genetics and DNA; Serology and Mendelian Genetics; Forensic DNA Analysis; Legal Considerations; References; Index 330 $aAn essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology:Part One, ""Background Setting for Forensic Anthropology,"" introduces the field and discusses the role of forensic anthropology in historic context.Part Two, ""Towards Personal Identification,"" discu 410 0$aFoundations of human biology. 606 $aForensic anthropology 606 $aForensic osteology 606 $aAnthropometry 615 0$aForensic anthropology. 615 0$aForensic osteology. 615 0$aAnthropometry. 676 $a599.9 676 $a614.17 676 $a614/.17 700 $aKlepinger$b Linda L$01727615 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910841568403321 996 $aFundamentals of forensic anthropology$94134996 997 $aUNINA